Iran: Controversy at State Department

Another case of Enemy Within. The government must stop recruiting Muslims for service in any capacity until they are thoroughly vetted for loyalty to the US. I can't find a photo of Goli Ameri-Yazdi on the internet, but that will probably change after she testifies befiore the Senate Foreign Rewlations Committee next week.
FROM NEWSMAX.COM:
Iran: Controversy at State Department
By: Kenneth R. Timmerman

A controversial Iranian-American, Goli Ameri-Yazdi, will appear before the Senate Foreign Relations Committee on Wednesday, to answer questions about her role in raising funds for a lobbying group whose stated goal is to oppose U.S. trade sanctions on Iran and to promote a resumption of diplomatic ties with Tehran.
Both goals run directly counter to current Bush administration policy, which is aimed at increasing pressure on Tehran to get Iran to suspend uranium enrichment and to cut off support for insurgent groups in Iraq.
She will also face questions about her participation in an international telecommunications conference held in Isfahan, Iran, in August 2003.
The FBI has been investigating the legality of this and other high-tech conferences in Iran as possible trade embargo violations, Newsmax has learned.
Ameri-Yazdi ran a well-funded challenger’s campaign in 2004 against Democratic incumbent Rep. David Wu in Oregon’s 1st congressional district, but was beaten by a 16-point margin.
Since then, she has been appointed as a U.S. delegate to the United Nations General Assembly, and to a U.N. human rights forum.
She has been nominated to become assistant secretary of state for educational and cultural affairs, her first government job with line authority.
If confirmed, she will coordinate the State Department’s cultural exchange and educational programs, including Fulbright scholarships, and will supervise ongoing education efforts in Iraq.
She also could play a role in bringing Iranian scholars to the United States under existing but little used State Department programs.
But Iranian-American activists in Los Angeles tell Newsmax that they are “disappointed” with her nomination for a top State Department job.
“Goli Ameri has a very poor record when it comes to human rights, religious freedom, and women's rights issues,” said Pooya Dayanim, spokesman for Iranian Jewish Public Affairs Committee.
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